Yep - that's right, I've now committed myself to running a full freaking marathon. That's 26.2 miles my friends!!! I'm not going to lie - that's a very scary number. In March 2009 I could barely run a mile and now I'm planning to run 26 of 'em. I'm terrified of staying motivated through a St. Louis winter - running in cold, rain & snow just doesn't sound fun to me. I know myself all to well, without a support system staying in bed would totally win out.
Sarah was the first person that mentioned Team in Training to me - honestly I'd never even heard of the group before. That got me thinking and I started talking to more and more people who shared success stories of training with TNT. I read about their mission and I began to get excited about the possibility that I could be a part of this group and help raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society while completing a huge personal goal.
Last night I attended an informational meeting and decided to sign up with the Gateway Chapter of TNT to run the Go! St. Louis Marathon. By agreeing to be part of the team, I have committed myself to raising $1,700 before the race, but my personal goal is to raise at least $2,500.
That means I'm going to need your help! I figure I have almost 300 followers/subscribers of this blog, 150 facebook friends, and almost 900 twitter followers. While I realize that some of you fall under all three of those categories, just think how much I could raise if each one of you donate just $5 or $10!!! Click here to go to my personal fundraising site or you can click on the cool little widget on my sidebar. I understand that times are tough for a lot of families right now, even if you can't donate, you can help me out by sharing the link to my page and helping me to spread the word!
In addition to on-line donations, I'll be hitting you up to participate in a trivia night. I'd also like to team up with some local St. Louis businesses/restaurants to figure out some sort of fundraiser. If any of you own a local business and think you may be interested, please let me know and we'll figure something out. And if any of you own or work for a company that would be interested in a corporate sponsorship, please let me know.
A dear friend and co-worker of mine is currently battling leukemia - and I will be running in his honor. If you have a little extra time, stop by Bob's CaringBridge site and send him some well wishes - it would me a lot to me, and even more to him!!!
4 comments:
I will be donating on Friday (payday). Don't let me forget. I will back you up 100% on this...just don't ask me to run, hehe.
more power to you! no need to be afraid of 26 miles, trust me. you'll do great!
How exciting! A little bit of nerves and respect for the 26.2 will go a long way. You can do it....just stick with training and focus on nutrition!
I admire you for your work. I would love to participate/donate. My uncle was diagnosed with lymphoma in May 2008. He had a hard battle, but has been cancer free for a year. I could never run that far, but I will definitely help where I can.
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